Chapter 81: Good People
"Sir, there is someone blocking the way outside the carriage." Changfeng said.
Mu Jin took a look at the person who came and was not surprised at all. It seemed that she had been waiting for a long time.
Mingguang saw him coming down and bowed with a smile, "Master Mu Jin, nice to meet you again."
"Madam, you wouldn't be here just for a stroll around Pisces Garden. It would take at least an hour to walk from Qianhong Garden to Pisces Garden."
She frivolously hooked Mu Jin's chin, but Mu Jin turned his head away and said, "Madam, please respect yourself."
"Of course I'm not here for a stroll. I was passing by Qianlin Garden last night when I heard my junior sister's voice. I thought if she stayed here tonight, you might come and look for her."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "Madam, you are very good at predicting things. I admire you."
Mingguang waved his hand and asked his servant to go away.
Chang Feng did not move, but instead urged the young master to get on the carriage, "It's late, young master, and the dew is heavy outside."
Mu Jin hummed, "Take the horse to Shuangyu Garden to give it some water and then go back. I'll walk to Qianlin Garden by myself later."
"Yes, sir."
Mingguang looked at the servant's back and touched his shoulder. "Your people really listen to you."
He felt a little uncomfortable, and pushed her hand away, holding it in his hand. "Madam, please respect yourself. I don't like repeating myself."
She withdrew her hand somewhat dissatisfiedly, "My little junior sister can touch it, but I can't? By the way, does my little junior sister listen to you?"
"Madam, if you have anything to say, please speak frankly. It's getting late and I can't stay long. I still have to go to Qianlin Garden to pick someone up."
She snorted proudly, "It seems that you are bewitched by my little junior sister. Indeed, she has always been sweet-mouthed since she was little, and she has made my master and his wife lose their way."
Mu Jin could almost imagine how arrogant Jiaoran had been in Huiying Inn in the past, offending all her senior sisters and brothers.
"But don't think she's a kind person. A frail young man like you, who never leaves the house, can't imagine what kind of life we lived in the past. How could such a difficult past produce a gentle lady from a noble family?"
"Just right," he said.
"What...just in time?"
Mu Jin said, "She is not a good person, and coincidentally, neither am I."
The first time she met Mu Jin, she found that although Mu Jin had the intention of protecting Jiao Ran, he was still polite and behaved like a gentleman. She never expected that he would say such words.
"You don't know how powerful people in the underworld are. She learned how to cheat and deceive people when she was only three years old."
Mu Jin lowered her head and laughed. No one realized she was so smart.
"Why, you don't believe me?"
"If Madam has nothing else to do, Mu Jin will go ahead."
"Stop! Master Mu, you've lost your mind. Your father and mother are both noble people, and you have royal blood in your veins. Even if you're trapped in this barbaric land, if you ever return to Chang'an and see the Grand Empress Dowager in the palace, she'll be filled with pity and will surely shower you with endless favor. Your future is bright and smooth, and you shouldn't be with such a scoundrel."
Mu Jin shook his head and sighed. He didn't expect her to say such nonsense. He overestimated her.
"Why, you only just discovered her true face today? No need to thank me. I was expelled by Master's Wife because of her. She was so cunning and scheming even at such a young age, and my Master's Wife favored her and doted on her. It took me ten years to cure the strange poison in my body, and she, also an orphan of the Master's sect, was loved and protected from birth. Now look at her, she has become so spoiled that she even dared to betray Master and Master's Wife, who treated her like their own flesh and blood, and became a traitor to the Master's sect. How dare you keep such a person by your side?"
Mu Jin said, "I understand Jiaoran's character better than anyone else, so there's no need for you to explain more, Madam."
"You've seen so few evil people that you're deceived. I don't know how my junior sister managed to sneak into the Governor's Mansion. Don't believe a word she says. She's been the most deceitful of the younger disciples since she was little. She'll do whatever she wants to get it. If others have it, she'll take it away. Her jealousy is the most terrifying I've ever seen, and she holds grudges. If you offend her, be careful. She'll be lying in wait for revenge."
"Then senior sister, please be careful!" Jiaoran's voice suddenly came, and she was so shocked that she couldn't say anything else.
"If I were so vindictive, the first person I would kill would be Senior Sister."
Mingguang's expression changed. "Just a few words of gossip, and you're angry, Junior Sister?"
Jiao Ran said, "Of course not. I'm not so petty as to say bad things about me behind my back, but Senior Sister forgot. When I was still young and couldn't speak clearly, Senior Sister took me to kill someone. Senior Sister forgot? I was so scared at the time, but Senior Sister still killed the man in front of me. I was so scared that I had nightmares for a month after I went back."
Mingguang approached her, wanting to get an answer from her face. She was so young at that time and should have forgotten her words long ago.
Jiao Ran whispered, "Senior Sister, you've been looking at me. Are you trying to see something from my face?"
Mingguang said, "It's been almost twenty years. Do you still remember?"
Jiao Ran said, "Senior Sister left the sect too early. I had almost forgotten her face, but when she reappeared, I remembered her again."
She stroked a blue jade earring under Mingguang's earlobe and whispered in her ear, a voice only the two of them could hear, "You should cry."
Mingguang's eyes suddenly became surprised as if he had seen a ghost, "You——"
Jiao Ran continued, "I'll tell you a secret."
She suddenly pushed Jiaoran away, pointed at Jiaoran and remained speechless for a long time, completely different from her arrogance when she first met her.
"You... still remember?"
Jiaoran spread his hands, not caring at all. "What if I remember, what if I forget?"
"Absolutely not!"
If Jiaoran knew it from the beginning, why didn't she complain directly when she saw her master's wife and master?
Why was she still so close to them? Even though she was young and didn't know it at the time, she later found out that Jiaoran and her master's wife were still as close as mother and daughter, with no grudges between them.
If she could really do that, then she was definitely an evil ghost in human skin.
"I have an appointment with Senior Sister for our next duel. Do you remember?"
Jiao Ran was still as useless as before. If they were to fight seriously, she would certainly not be her opponent. Therefore, she felt confident again, "Of course, if you really want to run into trouble, then Senior Sister will do her best."
"Okay, if I win, Senior Sister will have to agree to one of my requests."
Mu Jin felt a little uneasy watching from the side. With her current skills, she couldn't even deal with Mingguang's disciple Lu Xieying.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...are you drunk?" Mingguang blinked, as if the person standing in front of him was still the crybaby and delicate little girl from his childhood.
"So, Senior Sister, do you agree or not?"
"You lost?" Mingguang asked.
"If I lose, I'll leave it to Senior Sister to deal with."
"Okay, if you lose, take me to Huiyingmen."
Jiao Ran said, "Of course you have to go to Huiying Inn to find Huiying Gate. If you ask me, I don't know either."
Mingguang was a little angry. "Even if Master's Wife was angry with you, she wouldn't leave you no clues. You must know it. It's just a matter of whether you want to tell me or not."
Jiaoran scratched her forehead. It seemed Mingguang didn't know about her current relationship with Huiyingmen. "Okay, let's make this a bet."
Mu Jin frowned and wanted to stop Jiao Ran, "Think twice before doing anything."
Mingguang interrupted Mu Jin and asked, "What are your requests?"
Jiao Ran said, "I haven't thought about it yet. Let me think about it. It must be something that Senior Sister can do."
"Looking at you, do you really think you can beat me?"
Jiao Ran said, "Senior Sister, do you still remember how Mother taught you a lesson when you were expelled from the sect? You think you've gained some fame and your martial arts skills have improved, but I clearly remember that Mother beat you so hard that you had no chance of resistance. So, Senior Sister, don't be too arrogant. The moon waxes and wanes."
"Who the hell do you think you are—and you dare to lecture me?!"
Chai Hui followed, "Who the hell are you?!"
Madam Mingguang saw several young masters of the Chai family from afar today. The youngest one should be her little apprentice's husband, Chai Hui.
"Mr. Chai San."
"This is the Chai family. You are a guest, not a host. I hope Madam will not overstep her bounds."
When Jiaoran saw him following her again, she hurriedly pulled Mu Jin to leave, but Mu Jin stopped and deliberately walked towards her.
"Jiao Ran, was what you just said true?"
Mu Jin glanced at her with scrutiny, as if asking her what was true or false.
Mingguang was very dissatisfied with Chai Hui's rude behavior. She was Xieying's master, and when they got married in the future, he would have to respect her as master. Why was she so rude?
"Mr. Chai, you will be a man who will start a family and build a career in the near future. It is too much to be entangled with other women..."
"Hey, did I ask you to speak?" Chai Hui was rude.
He vaguely remembered that the young lady of the Lu family was Madam Mingguang's disciple, and it was a rare coincidence that enemies met on a narrow road.
Jiao Ran pulled Mu Jin and whispered, "Let's go back and talk about it. Go back and let them fight each other."
Mingguang was not willing to argue with such a young man, but he lost his composure and kept swearing at her.
"You know that my husband is your father's guest."
"Where is your husband... You are not even the concubine of King Wei..." Chai Hui sneered and was about to call Jiaoran, but when she turned around, she saw that Mu Jin and Jiaoran were both gone. They had already run away.
As soon as they returned to Siyu Garden, Mu Jin kept pestering them, "What did Chai Hui mean by what he said just now?"
"Nothing."
"No, you must have promised him something."
Jiaoran hugged his arms, put her face close to his, and took a deep sniff at his chest. Today, Sister Xiaoju had given him the scent of orchids. He seemed to have taken a shower before coming out to pick her up. It smelled really good.
"Just tell me what it is first, otherwise if something goes wrong, I won't know how to fix it."
Seeing that no one was in the room, Jiao Ran closed the door. It was already so late, "Okay, I'll tell you, I'll tell you, let's go to bed and talk." She kissed him until he was a little dizzy. Mu Jin tried hard to avoid her delicate kiss and said breathlessly, "You haven't even taken a shower yet, you are not allowed to go to bed."
Jiaoran was extremely tired. It was so cold, but he still bathed every day. When she first entered the Governor's Mansion, she really couldn't stand his bathing every day in winter. Now, in order to get into his bed, she had no choice but to give in. "Okay, I'll go bathe."
"Wait a minute, explain clearly first."
"What?"
"Oh, you mean Chaihuai?"
"Today I wanted to come back from Qianlin Garden, but he refused to let me go, saying that he didn't want to marry Lu Xieying and asked me to go with him to see the governor."
"How did you answer him?"
"Well?" Jiaoran recalled the situation at that time.
Chai Hui said at the time, "Don't even think about running away! Explain your situation clearly."
She found him nagging and annoying, so she said, "You are incompetent and stupid. I don't want to be with a man like you."
"I'm incompetent?" Chai Hui was so angry that he wanted to smash the vase in Qianlin Garden.
Jiao Ran said, "You can't even beat me. They're looking for capable people in martial arts competitions. You're not even enough for me to fight for two rounds."
"Then Mu Jin is enough?"
Jiao Ran said, "A man's appearance, character, and abilities should all be combined. You have none of them."
Chai Hui said, "You don't know how to appreciate me. Besides, how could I not beat you? I was just grimacing at you."
Jiao Ran said, "Are you stupid? My studies are temporarily blocked, so even if you defeat me now, it's not fair. Don't you understand this?"
Chai Hui was still not satisfied. "Then think of something else. If I can defeat you, you must promise to be with me, live in my Jinlin Garden forever, and practice martial arts with me."
Jiaoran couldn't think of it for a moment and said, "I'll tell you when I think of it." She thought that she could just deal with him perfunctorily. When he got married, the girl would naturally come to teach him a lesson, and then he wouldn't bother her anymore.
But Chai Hui was thinking about the banquet in a few days. The governor would formally entertain the King of Wei and his entourage. Perhaps the Zibo group would send some spies to gather information. The King of Wei had said that the most popular sport in Chang'an right now was Taju, and they would need to find a few skilled players to split into two groups to help entertain the banquet.
He asked Jiaoran if she wanted to make a promise by playing Taju. If his team won, she would agree to his request. If he lost, he would go and get married.
Jiaoran didn't want to agree at first, but when she saw Chai Che and her senior sister winking at her, she had no choice but to agree.
It seems that Chai Che will find a way to make his third brother lose to her and marry Lu Xieying honestly.
"Have you ever thought about what would happen if Chai Hui played tricks and you lost?"
Jiao Ran said, "Then I will marry him."
His expression suddenly turned ugly.
Jiao Ran said to himself, "You've been married once, don't worry. I'll marry him and then write him a letter of divorce. Then I'll come back to find you."
He was so angry that he couldn't say a word and bit his lower lip tightly.
Jiaoran turned around and saw that his face was pale. "Oh, I was just joking. Is there any need to be so angry?"
She poked his arm with her elbow, and he grabbed it. With more strength in his hands, he put his arms around her waist and lifted her up. He hugged her so tightly that Jiaoran even felt some pain from his bones.
"Didn't you tell me to take a bath?"
He said no, bent down and undressed her. It was already a little cold at night in the autumn.
"There is no charcoal fire in the room. Are you cold?" Jiaoran asked him.
He felt like she was driving him crazy. "It won't be cold anymore soon."
Jiao Ran was stunned for a moment. "Don't be so...take it slow, okay? I feel a little uncomfortable."
He said, "Isn't it painful for you to say those things?"
"Jiao Ran——"
He called her name over and over again, but these two words were like a spell on his tongue, making him more confused than before when he was trapped in the Governor's Mansion.
"Hmm?" She responded to him softly, knowing that he was really angry. He was so petty. She wasn't angry at all.
He put his arm around her shoulders and bit her shoulder hard, "It hurts, stop biting."
Jiaoran twitched. He kissed the back of her neck and said, "It's not bitten. I was just teasing you. There's no bleeding."
By the end, the two of them were sweating all over, but he still didn't let go. Jiaoran turned over and looked at him, "Why is it taking so long this time? I don't like so many weird positions."
"Is it boring?"
"Not at all."
Jiao Ran said, "Also, why did you ask me to turn my back to you just now? I wanted to look at you."
He felt that his face, full of desire, was truly disgusting. Fearing that she would be frightened, he kissed her slowly, so that she could not ask any questions. Finally, when she was almost out of breath, she was willing to let him go. She said softly, "I like you so much, Mu Jin."
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